Apex Construction (Scenario) Apex Construction Has Hired Walid to Provide Management Consultation for Management

question 44

Multiple Choice

Apex Construction (Scenario)
Apex Construction has hired Walid to provide management consultation for the organization. Walid's first assignment involv helping the company to improve productivity by recommending ways to strengthen managers' supervisory skills.
-Walid interviews many middle- level managers and discovers that they share a different view of management. These individuals believe that external factors constrain managers' influence over outcomes. The mid- level managers have a __________view of management.

• A) standard
• B) symbolic
• C) traditional
• D) omnipotent

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